How To: BACKSIDE BIGSPIN (Center of Tail!) | Backside Bigspin Tutorial
How To: BACKSIDE BIGSPIN (Center of Tail!) | Backside Bigspin Tutorial by Tom's Tutorials is a skateboarding tutorial for the Big Spin. Tom Rohrer focuses on the single most counter-intuitive detail of the backside bigspin: keeping the back toe in the CENTER of the tail (not hanging off the edge) so the board stays level rather than flipping.
What this video teaches
Tom Rohrer focuses on the single most counter-intuitive detail of the backside bigspin: keeping the back toe in the CENTER of the tail (not hanging off the edge) so the board stays level rather than flipping. He also covers front foot angling, weight distribution shifting to the toes of both feet before the pop, and why the toe-center position produces maximum pop height while preventing an accidental kickflip.
Key tips
- Back toe stays in the CENTER of the tail with griptape visible, NOT hanging off the edge; hanging the toe causes the board to flip, which you do not want for a bigspin
- Front foot angles slightly forward (toward the nose direction) and sits in the center of the board, not too far toward either edge
- Both front and back toe weight should be aligned in the center of the board; this even center-toe alignment is what keeps the board level through the rotation
- Before popping, shift weight slightly more to the back foot and rise up onto the balls of both feet; this toes-only contact position gives maximum pop from the center of the tail
- Having your weight almost even but slightly back at the moment of the pop is the key to getting both height and a flat level board rotation
Summarized from the video transcript.
Teaches
Big Spin